Best Schools in Nebraska

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 428)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
310420000094	141	Blue Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	606 S Sycamore	Blue Hill	68930	Webster County	Blue Hill Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 756-2085	179	14	12.6	20.7%	172 (96.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$20,101			$1,281			$17,180	66.6	50.5	236	95
317482001385	142	Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5304 Hamilton St	Omaha	68132	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1540	265	16	16.1		146 (55.1%)	26 (9.8%)	38 (14.3%)	28 (10.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	$19,299			$1,952			$15,272	66.3	75.6	97	45
310007701886	143	Benkelman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	900 A St	Benkelman	69021	Dundy County	Dundy County Stratton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 423-2216	148	13	11		125 (84.5%)	1 (0.7%)	18 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$24,948			$1,547			$19,774	66.3	72	122	21
310410000085	144	Blair Arbor Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1717 Adams St	Blair	68008	Washington County	Blair Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 426-2735	521	37	13.9	30.7%	452 (86.8%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$11,022			$552			$9,316	66.1	79	77	67
317101001007	145	Giltner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	#2 West 6th Rd	Giltner	68841	Hamilton County	Giltner Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 849-2238	147	11	13.7	42.9%	140 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,654			$917			$13,623	66.1	48.2	245	100
317482001424	146	Ponca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11300 N Post Rd	Omaha	68112	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1960	133	9	15.5		94 (70.7%)	8 (6.0%)	18 (13.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.3%)	$20,883			$1,954			$16,761	65.7	67.9	145	1
310012000185	147	Hitchcock County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	712 Arizona	Culbertson	69024	Hitchcock County	Hitchcock County School System	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 278-2131	173	14	12	49.1%	155 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$17,310			$1,414			$12,267	65.7	73.4	112	35
317566000426	148	Plattsmouth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1724 8th Ave	Plattsmouth	68048	Cass County	Plattsmouth Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 296-4173	442	33	13.2	46.2%	363 (82.1%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	$14,411			$828			$11,955	65.7	57.1	203	55
310001601863	149	Engleman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1812 Mansfield Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5902	481	28	17	33.5%	337 (70.1%)	13 (2.7%)	109 (22.7%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$12,713			$642			$10,252	65.6	62.5	173	24
317284001995	150	Humann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 Rockwood Ln	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1145	507	35	14.3	34.9%	388 (76.5%)	19 (3.7%)	45 (8.9%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.9%)	$15,776			$1,350			$12,743	65.5	73.4	113	37

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